Burundi, Rotheca Project - DECAF

$20
Variety
Bourbon Variety
Process
Washed
Altitude
 1500 - 1800 masl
Harvest
March - June
Flavours
Apple l Cane Sugar l Peach

 

No one should have to settle for mediocre decaf. Decaf should be great!! We truly believe that the decaf drinker should be able to enjoy a superior cup of coffee and it is our mission to bring you that coffee.  

I am pumped for this one! I honestly think that this is my favourite decaf year after year. It is just so dang good. It is the cleanest cup with nice articulate flavours. It's juicy and bright. It makes me see sparkling green colours and has this awesome refreshing finish. This is a Swiss Water Process decaf which I think really allows the bourbon variety flavour characteristics to flourish in the cup.

From the Importer:

In 2012, Angèle Ciza decided to go into the coffee business with a friend. Together they purchased a number of washing stations, hoping to work in closer partnership with growers as a means to begin processing some of the best coffees in the country. Ciza sadly passed away in 2022, but her legacy and tremendous impact lives on through her company, kalico (short for Kahawa Link Company)—a name synonymous with specialty coffee in Burundi. 

Through emphasis on education and outreach, on topics from plant nurseries to picking, the quality of Burundi coffees produced with Kalico’s partnership has improved—along with the prices paid to farmers. Kalico has continued to invest in training, environmental protection, micro-finance, and other social infrastructures such as a scholarship program to pay for school fees for young girls.

This is our third season offering this coffee from the Rotheca Project, a partnership between Kalico, Phyllis Johnson of BD Imports, and RGC Coffee, organized to combat poverty and support women-produced coffee in Burundi. It not only represents the quality Burundi has to offer, but also embodies the vision of Ciza, whose work has uplifted thousands of farmers and continues to be a source of inspiration, especially for women—who own or manage almost 80% of Burundi’s farms. 

This lot comes from the Butihinda Washing Station, built in 1984. This mill manages processing for approximately 1,000 smallholder producers from Bwinyana hill.

 

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